Iran official hails Comoros stance on Palestine
Tehran, March 13, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian appreciated the vigilant stance adopted by…
Palestine Issue
Abbas demands Israel halts Gaza ‘escalation’
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has demanded that Israel halt its “escalation” in Gaza, Agence France-Presse reported his spokesman as saying, as militants…
Jordan MPs demand expulsion of Israel envoy
Jordanian lawmakers have demanded the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Amman over the recent killing of a Palestinian-Jordanian judge by the Zionist regime’s forces.…
Israel planning to destroy more Palestinian homes
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel is planning to demolish more Palestinian homes and water wells in the occupied West Bank, a report said. Israeli…
Gaza militants: Israeli air strike kills 3
Israel Air Force responds to attempted mortar shell attack on IDF forces in southern Gaza Strip, near Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian at Jordan border
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man at the border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, reports say.…
Netanyahu says any peace deal with Palestinians at least a year away
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu said any peace deal with the Palestinians would take at least another year to negotiate should…
Iran, Palestinian issues dominate AIPAC conference
SAN DIEGO–Judy and I just returned from AIPAC’s National Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. This was my third Policy Conference and Judy’s…
Netanyahu to Abbas:’Recognize the Jewish state’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that reassuring words from Iranian officials about not wanting nuclear weapons do…
“Tough” decisions needed in Mideast peace talks
Israel needs to make some ” tough” decisions in order to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, U.S. President Barack…
Obama to Israel — time is running out
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House tomorrow, President Barack Obama will tell him that his country could face…
Israel PM bullish ahead of White House talks
Washington — Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist “pressures” as he arrived in Washington for talks with US President Barack Obama on…
Israeli military kill Palestinian woman near Gaza border
The Israeli military shot and killed a Palestinian woman in the Gaza Strip in an area near the border that Israel has…
Israel WB killings amount to war crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International says unlawful killing and injuring of Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank amounts to war crimes.…
Jordan: House votes to expel Israeli ambassador
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday voted to expel the Israeli ambassador and to withdraw Jordanian envoy from Tel…
Palestinian embassy dismisses news reports on Mahmoud Abbas pre-conditions for Tehran visit
Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA – Palestinian embassy in Tehran on Wednesday dismissed remarks attributed to a member of central committee of Fatah…
Sixteen Palestinians injured in Gaza protests
At least 16 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli gunfire during two protests in the besieged Gaza Strip. In one of the…
Rouhani: Iranian nation aspiring liberation of Holy Quds
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with Palestinian Parliament Speaker Salim Zanoun on Wednesday, renewed support of the Iranian…
Zanoun hails Iran for supporting Palestinian nation
Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – Palestinian Parliament Speaker Salim Zanoun in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani in Tehran on…
Iran diversifies its Palestinian strategy
For years, relations between Iran and the Palestinian factions was mainly with Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and relatively with Ahmad Jibril’s branch of the…
Israel drones hit Gaza Strip, two injured
At least two Palestinians have been wounded in an airstrike carried out by Israeli drones on the Gaza Strip. Gaza Health Ministry…
Iran will continue to support resistance: Zarif
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran has always supported Palestinian people and will continue to back their resistance and cause.…
Hamas rejects Abbas ideas on reaching peace treaty
The statements of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on reaching a permanent peace agreement with Israel are his own personal ideas, an Islamic…
Iran FM: Israel must restore Palestinian rights
MUNICH, Germany — Israel must restore the rights of the Palestinians if it hopes to ever achieve peace, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad…
Netanyahu and Kerry exchange harsh words on peace talks
TEHRAN, Feb. 3 (MNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has responded harshly to Secretary of State John Kerry’s urgent call…
Israeli premier rejects Kerry’s boycott warning
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning against a growing boycott…
John Kerry threatens Israel with boycotts if talks fail
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday threatened Israel that a failure in the peace talks would lead to global boycotts and…
Popular referendum guarantees rights of Palestinians
A high-ranking Iranian official says a popular referendum can guarantee the rights of the Palestinian nation, noting that the White House pays…
Iran intends to invite Palestinian president Abbas to visit Tehran
Jan. 30 (Xinhua) The Islamic Republic of Iran intends to invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Tehran soon, an Arab-ban daily based…
With Iran, Israel, Kerry is master of the interim deal
For Secretary of State John F. Kerry, diplomacy has centered on what might be called the art of the interim deal. He…
Ya’alon pans Iran deal, peace process ‘fairy tale’
Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday decried the interim deal reached by world powers with Iran in November and rejected the linkage between…
Fatah official meets Iran’s Foreign Minister in Tehran
Political and media sources reported that Jibril Rajoub, member of Fatah’s Central Committee, sat down with the Iranian Foreign Minister on Tuesday…
Top Advisor: Iran supports naming 2014 as ‘year of solidarity with Palestinian people’
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker’s top advisor for international affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam said the Iranian Committee for Supporting the Palestinian Nation welcomes…
‘Murderers of Palestinians are decorated as heroes by Israeli govt’ – Palestine FM
The Middle East stepped into the year 2014 in the state of a boiling pot: war in Syria, insurgency in Iraq and…
Abbas ready to meet with PM, says INSS
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted Wednesday as saying he is prepared to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at any…
Israel kills Gaza militant blamed for rockets during Sharon funeral
(Reuters) – Israel killed two Gaza gunmen in an air strike on Wednesday, blaming one of them for firing rockets across the border during…
NAM slams Israel aggression against Palestinians
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has censured Israeli’s acts of aggression against Palestinians, calling on the UN Security Council to take action against…
Abbas slams Israel settlement expansions
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has slammed the Tel Aviv regime for using the Palestinian-Israeli talks as a tool to cover its…
Report: Israel increases use of torture in interrogation centers
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli authority escalated its violation of international laws and human rights conventions in its jails and interrogation centers, human…